Kechika River
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| River system | Mackenzie River | |
| Drain over | Liard River → Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
| source | at Sifton Peak west of Sifton Pass 57 ° 55 ′ 3 ″ N , 126 ° 21 ′ 9 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 2000 m | |
| muzzle | near Fireside in the Liard River Coordinates: 59 ° 37 ′ 34 " N , 127 ° 8 ′ 39" W 59 ° 37 ′ 34 " N , 127 ° 8 ′ 39" W
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| length | 230 km | |
| Catchment area | 22,700 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge above Boya Creek A Eo : 11,200 km² |
MQ 1967/1994 Mq 1967/1994 |
140 m³ / s 12.5 l / (s km²) |
| Discharge at the gauge at the mouth of the A Eo : 22,700 km² |
MQ 1962/1995 Mq 1962/1995 |
245 m³ / s 10.8 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Frog River , Turnagain River , Red River | |
| Right tributaries | Gataga River | |
The Kechika River , historically known as Black's River is a tributary of the Liard River in the north of the Canadian province of British Columbia .
The river has its source on the eastern slope of Sifton Peak west of Sifton Pass and flows in a north-westerly direction, later to the east. After 230 km the Kechika River joins the Liard River near Fireside . The Kechika River drains an area of 22,700 km². The mean discharge at the confluence with the Liard River is 245 m³ / s.
The river flows through an impressive wilderness in the northern boreal mountains - the Kechika Ranges , part of the Cassiar Mountains , and the western Muskwa Ranges , which belong to the northernmost part of the Canadian Rockies .
The valley of the Kechika River, which it flows through in a northerly direction, runs in the Rocky Mountain Trench and separates the eastern Rocky Mountains from the western Cassiar Mountains. The valley head in the south is the Sifton Pass .
In the lower reaches, the Kechika River turns east and finally reaches the Liard River .
The Kechika River is of ecological importance due to its extensive naturalness. It has the status of a British Columbia Heritage River .
The first European documented to visit the river was Samuel Black in 1824. That is why the river was originally called "Black's River".
Web links
- Kechika River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- [1] - Description of the Kechika River from the British Columbia Ministry of Environment's heritage rivers website.
- [2] - Website for Denetiah Park, a 980 km² park on the Kechika River administered by the British Columbia Environment Ministry.
Individual evidence
- ^ BC Parks - Kechika River
- ↑ a b c d Kechika River at the gauge at the mouth - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Kechika River at the gauge above Boya Creek - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET